140Exchange of information

#### 140 Exchange of information 140 Exchange of information > > (1) The Cemeteries Agency may enter into an arrangement (an information sharing arrangement) with a relevant agency for the purposes of sharing or exchanging any information that is held by the Cemeteries Agency or the agency. > > > (2) The information to which an information sharing arrangement may relate is limited to provision of information that the Cemeteries Agency or the relevant agency considers is necessary to enable the Cemeteries Agency or the relevant agency to exercise its functions under this or any other Act. > > > (3) Under an information sharing arrangement, the Cemeteries Agency and the relevant agency are, despite any other Act or law of the State, authorised— > > > > > (a) to request and receive information that is held by the other party to the arrangement, and > > > > > (b) to disclose that information to the other party. > > > (4) Information may be provided in accordance with this section despite any prohibition in, or the need to comply with any requirement of, any Act or law (in particular, the [Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-133) and the [Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-071)). > > > (5) In this section— > > > > relevant agency means any of the following— > > > > > (a) NSW Health, > > > > > (b) NSW Fair Trading, Department of Finance and Services, > > > > > (c) Division of Local Government, Department of Premier and Cabinet, > > > > > (d) the Department, > > > > > (e) Office of Environment and Heritage, Department of Premier and Cabinet, > > > > > (f) any other person or body (or person or body belonging to a class) prescribed by, or approved in accordance with, the regulations.